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107An Objectivist Argument for ThirdismAnalysis 68 (2): 149-155. 2008.Bayesians take “definite” or “single-case” probabilities to be basic. Definite probabilities attach to closed formulas or propositions. We write them here using small caps: PROB(P) and PROB(P/Q). Most objective probability theories begin instead with “indefinite” or “general” probabilities (sometimes called “statistical probabilities”). Indefinite probabilities attach to open formulas or propositions. We write indefinite probabilities using lower case “prob” and free variables: prob(Bx/Ax). The …Read more
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17Living with Robots: What Every Anxious Human Needs to KnowEssays in Philosophy 24 (1): 126-130. 2023.
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403Currently, there are many advocacy interventions aimed at reducing animal consumption. We report results from a lab (N = 267) and a field experiment (N = 208) exploring whether, and to what extent, some of those educational interventions are effective at shifting attitudes and behavior related to animal consumption. In the lab experiment, participants were randomly assigned to read a philosophical ethics paper, watch an animal advocacy video, read an advocacy pamphlet, or watch a control video. …Read more
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25Bots and Beasts: What Makes Machines, Animals, and People Smart?Essays in Philosophy 23 (1): 128-135. 2022.
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461Developing an objective measure of knowledge of factory farmingPhilosophical Psychology 37 (2). 2022.Knowledge of human uses of animals is an important, but understudied, aspect of how humans treat animals. We developed a measure of one kind of knowledge of human uses of animals – knowledge of factory farming. Studies 1 (N = 270) and 2 (N = 270) tested an initial battery of objective, true or false statements about factory farming using Item Response Theory. Studies 3 (N = 241) and 4 (N = 278) provided evidence that responses to a 10-item Knowledge of Factory Farming Scale predicted a reduction…Read more
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79Using Linguistic Corpora as a Philosophical ToolMetaphilosophy 51 (1): 51-70. 2020.The central aims of this paper are to show how linguistic corpora have been used and can be used in philosophy and to argue that linguistic corpora and corpus analysis should be added to the philosopher’s toolkit of ways to address philosophical questions. A linguistic corpus is a curated collection of texts representing language use that can be queried to answer research questions. Among many other uses, linguistic corpora can help answer questions about the meaning of words and the structure o…Read more
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17Review of "Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?" (review)Essays in Philosophy 18 (2): 328-338. 2017.
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34Review of "Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?" (review)Essays in Philosophy 18 (2): 328-338. 2017.
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38Resource Bounded Agents. 2014.Resource Bounded Agents Resource bounded agents are persons who have information processing limitations. All persons and other cognitive agents who have bodies are such that their sensory transducers have limited resolution and discriminatory ability; their information processing speed and power is bounded by some threshold; and their memory and … Continue reading Resource Bounded Agents →
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Areas of Specialization
Epistemology |
Philosophy of Cognitive Science |
Areas of Interest
Epistemology |
Logic and Philosophy of Logic |